Visions

Vision of a young Ute man directing him to the Mormons

Published October 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM

1880s · 1883
Colorado

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Millennial Star Research

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While traveling among the Indians, Apostle Brigham Young and Apostle H. J. Grant met a young Ute man who recounted having received remarkable visions. He described a personage who appeared to him, including how the being was dressed. This personage instructed the young man to go to the Mormons, stating they would baptize him and provide further instruction.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 45, No. 24, 11 June 1883, p. 378):

A young Ute, who had been visited by a personage in a vision, who told him how he was dressed, and instructed him to go to the Mormons, who would baptize him and tell him what to do, has been baptized by Elder Brigham Young.

In Their Own Words

“While traveling among the Indians they met a young Ute who had been receiving remarkable manifestations or visions. He described the persczege who appeared to him, and also the manner in which he was dressed. He told them this personage instructed him to go to the Mormons, and they would baptize him and tell him what he should do. — Millennial Star 45:24”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 11 June 1883 (Vol. 45, No. 24). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1883-06-11_45_24 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 45, No. 24, 11 June 1883, p. 378 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1883-06-11_45_24

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